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Jon Stewart Melts Down On Crossfire

Is Jon Stewart starting to believe his own press? The man who famously asked John Kerry, “How are you holding up?” is apparently growing weary of having the weight of the world on his shoulders– he went on CNN’s Crossfire (ostensibly for the purpose of plugging his new book) but instead took the opportunity to label the hosts partisan hacks and call Tucker Carlson a “dick.”

Where has Stewart been? Crossfire hasn’t been a serious program for a few years now. (Not since they canned Bob Novak and Michael Kinsley, hired Begala, Carville and Carlson, and went to the live audience format, at least!) And, ahem, John: CNN hasn’t been a serious network since… well for a long time. Stewart has an extremely low opinion of Joe Average’s ability to distinguish between news, opinion, spin and entertainment.

Check out the transcript at cnn.com.